Come on man.

Its obvious don't be that guy. Cherry even said he knew what he said and isn't apologizing for it.

He was directing it at immigrants and that is not up to debate. sorry.
- Santo_44

To be clear though Canadians are all immigrants with the exception of our Indigenous communities. Unless of course if you wish to claim that British and French Settlers are not immigrants.

Spezza is comletely finished and terrible.

Anyone under or tied with him should be fired immediately or paid league minimum imo.
- Scabeh

fixed

GOOD RIDDANCE
- Symba007

Trade em for a soft European.

Trade em for a soft European.
- Santo_44

with a visor

To be clear though Canadians are all immigrants with the exception of our Indigenous communities. Unless of course if you wish to claim that British and French Settlers are not immigrants.
- winsix

To be technical, yes.

with a visor
- Symba007

Preferably Swede.

And long blonde hair.

(frank) it. Marner for Alex Nylander.

with a visor
- Symba007

Who speaks French.

To be clear though Canadians are all immigrants with the exception of our Indigenous communities. Unless of course if you wish to claim that British and French Settlers are not immigrants.
- winsix

us people

Cherry should have worded it differently if that was the message he was trying to get across. It had a racist tone.. Pointing your finger at a camera and saying "you people come here"..
- PatC80

He's 80 someing years old. I don't think he knows how to word it either way right or wrong. Plus pointing at the camera means he was talking to everyone who was watching not one specific race.
I'm a white freckled ginger who a lot of you make fun of all the time on here. Do I take that personal and want half of you guys fired from your job. Hell no cuz I'm not a whiney Bytch ( no offense to all the whiney and or bytches I know) and don't take things personally.

Preferably Swede.

And long blonde hair.

(frank) it. Marner for Alex Nylander.
- Santo_44

Marner for Calvin de Haan, Alex Nylander, Debrincat

Come on man.

Its obvious don't be that guy. Cherry even said he knew what he said and isn't apologizing for it.

He was directing it at immigrants and that is not up to debate. sorry.
- Santo_44

I understand that he was referring to immigrants and I also don't think there is anything wrong with the sentiments that immigrants should purchase poppies to support the troops. The fact is that immigrants are not a race. Canadian immigrants are made up of all different races. If anything it was a nationalist sentiment more than a racist sentiment. Racist or racism is just a trigger word. It's like referring to everyone who disagrees with you as a nazi. I've disagreed with Don Cherry alot over the years and thought he was well past his best before date. I just disagree that this was a racist diatribe. Maybe it's semantics but in a world of policing speech and thoughts I think it's an important distinction.

He's 80 someing years old. I don't think he knows how to word it either way right or wrong. Plus pointing at the camera means he was talking to everyone who was watching not one specific race.
I'm a white freckled ginger who a lot of you make fun of all the time on here. Do I take that personal and want half of you guys fired from your job. Hell no cuz I'm not a whiney Bytch ( no offense to all the whiney and or bytches I know) and don't take things personally.
- Buck Norris

SN wanted him fired.

I don't think anyone on here is screaming for him to be fired, just simply stating what he said was stupid and wrong.

He's 80 someing years old. I don't think he knows how to word it either way right or wrong. Plus pointing at the camera means he was talking to everyone who was watching not one specific race.
I'm a white freckled ginger who a lot of you make fun of all the time on here. Do I take that personal and want half of you guys fired from your job. Hell no cuz I'm not a whiney Bytch ( no offense to all the whiney and or bytches I know) and don't take things personally.
- Buck Norris

strange, I did not think he was talking about me.

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@JClipperton_CP
Mitch Marner confirms he suffered a high-ankle sprain. Says he expected to see his foot facing the wrong way immediately after the injury. #Leafs

To be technical, yes.


- Santo_44

saw a native guy using the "You people" phrase sarcastically yesterday to give poop to people calling Canada a white country where visible minority should act "white" . Many posters didn't clue in his was native (his profile is pretty clear he is), he told one of the posters...I didn't come to a white country, the white man came to my country.

Marner for Calvin de Haan, Alex Nylander, Debrincat
- gravyface

It all adds up to 11 million

Who speaks French.
- gravyface

damn....

Pierre-Édouard Bellemare hits a lot of those sought after categories.

I understand that he was referring to immigrants and I also don't think there is anything wrong with the sentiments that immigrants should purchase poppies to support the troops. The fact is that immigrants are not a race. Canadian immigrants are made up of all different races. If anything it was a nationalist sentiment more than a racist sentiment. Racist or racism is just a trigger word. It's like referring to everyone who disagrees with you as a nazi. I've disagreed with Don Cherry alot over the years and thought he was well past his best before date. I just disagree that this was a racist diatribe. Maybe it's semantics but in a world of policing speech and thoughts I think it's an important distinction.
- HealthyScratch6

"you people" is and has been a hateful and discriminating thing to say for years.

That is all fine and dandy that you think its ok, however society knows it is wrong.

SN can not stand for this and they fired him.

Didn't know a white guy hating other white cultures was racist. Learning new things every day
- AdamFrench

well, good thing this is the perfect forum to hash this out and create real change.

"you people" is and has been a hateful and discriminating thing to say for years.

That is all fine and dandy that you think its ok, however society knows it is wrong.

SN can not stand for this and they fired him.
- Santo_44

they gave him the chance to clarify his statement but he refused.

"you people" is and has been a hateful and discriminating thing to say for years.

That is all fine and dandy that you think its ok, however society knows it is wrong.

SN can not stand for this and they fired him.
- Santo_44

Generally when people say 'you' it means you don't consider yourself one and the same. People say 'we' when they're talking about a collective that they belong to. It's pretty easy to distinguish when someone is othering.

To be technical, yes.


- Santo_44

Sportsnet is reacting to an inordinate number of phone complaints about the comment Cherry made. Cherry is 85 years old and he is probably as popular as he is disliked. I did not care for Coaches Corner, but I would be much happier if they gave Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson the boot instead.

Generally when people say 'you' it means you don't consider yourself one and the same. People say 'we' when they're talking about a collective that they belong to. It's pretty easy to distinguish when someone is othering.
- TheMussel

Imagine if he looked and pointed at the camera and said "we should all buy poppies"

Imagine if he looked and pointed at the camera and said "we should all buy poppies"
- senstroll

That would be straight up virtuous

I understand that he was referring to immigrants and I also don't think there is anything wrong with the sentiments that immigrants should purchase poppies to support the troops. The fact is that immigrants are not a race. Canadian immigrants are made up of all different races. If anything it was a nationalist sentiment more than a racist sentiment. Racist or racism is just a trigger word. It's like referring to everyone who disagrees with you as a nazi. I've disagreed with Don Cherry alot over the years and thought he was well past his best before date. I just disagree that this was a racist diatribe. Maybe it's semantics but in a world of policing speech and thoughts I think it's an important distinction.
- HealthyScratch6

But the sentiment should've been, "hey I don't see a lot of poppies out there. Go buy some poppies and support the troops...".

That would've been fine; that would've actually been something to rally around, because nobody is buying poppies, that's the problem.